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i am real sure it won't be something nancy pelosi or harry reid said. so no matter what happened in your life in 2012, i hope the memories that linger and last are all about the love of god and your family because mine sure will be. [applause]. >> so what happens to obama care if half of the states in the country won't set up the health care exchanges to support the program? i will ask the georgia governor next. >> sign up for my facebook page and follow me on twitter. you can find a link to that and more at mike into i obama -- >>> obama care is set to go into affect in 2014. it is not surprising some governors chose to run health insurance exchanges under the president's controversial reform law. but what is surprising is how many. 25 states, half of the country , are saying, sorry mr. president. we will not help you enforce this flawed piece of legislation. one of the governors saying that is nathan diel who joins us now. it is a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you, mike. >> this is kind of surprising that 25 states, half of the states in this co
i am real sure it won't be something nancy pelosi or harry reid said. so no matter what happened in your life in 2012, i hope the memories that linger and last are all about the love of god and your family because mine sure will be. [applause]. >> so what happens to obama care if half of the states in the country won't set up the health care exchanges to support the program? i will ask the georgia governor next. >> sign up for my facebook page and follow me on twitter. you can find...
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majority leader, harry reid says lawmakers negotiated through the night and expected to come together around 11:00. if congress doesn't agree, spending cuts will go in to effect and we will pay more taxes. the impact is more than $3400 in a year. >>> she was supposed to return to work this week, instead, secretary of state, hilary clinton is in the hospital. treated for a blood clot that resulted after a fall earlier this month. >> reporter: hilary clinton was admitted to new york presbyterian hospital with a blood clot from a concussion she suffered several weeks ago. he doctors discovered the clot earlier in the day during a follow up exam. no details of where the clot is or other concerns have been releasede first time clinton has been diagnosed with a blood clot. in 98 she was admitted for a clot behind her right knee. the 65-year-old had a stomach virus this month and became dehydrated, fainted and struck her head. she canceled the trip abroad and was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the attack in libya. doctors want to monitor her medication over the next
majority leader, harry reid says lawmakers negotiated through the night and expected to come together around 11:00. if congress doesn't agree, spending cuts will go in to effect and we will pay more taxes. the impact is more than $3400 in a year. >>> she was supposed to return to work this week, instead, secretary of state, hilary clinton is in the hospital. treated for a blood clot that resulted after a fall earlier this month. >> reporter: hilary clinton was admitted to new...
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>> we understand that senator harry reid, the majority leader, will what are lawmakers workingn today? >> we understand that senator harry reid, the majority leader, will reintroduce the pre fiscal cliff, maryland would be hit hard with hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs lost. >> if america falls off that fiscal cliff, maryland would be hit hard with hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs lost. >> good morning, in marylanee hit hard with hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs lost. >> good morning, in maryland, we have a lot of federal workers and businesses that rely on the federal government. good morning, in maryland, we have a lot of federal workers and businesses that rely on the federal government. if lawmakers cannot reach a budget deal, some say it would affect maryland more than other states for the department of legislative services put together a report that estimates on theerse i federal government. if lawmakers cannot reach a budget deal, some say it would affect maryland more than other states for t
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i would say to harry reid bring a bill to the floor of the senate and let's start voting. quit trying to cut deals behind closed doors. get to the floor of the senate. let the american people see the discussion. but as your opening report said this morning on this show, it seems like the president is handcuffing harry reid from bringing a bill to the floor now. the president i believe is slowing down the process, not helping. >> senator barrassow, thanks. >> thanks so much for having me. >>> bad weather in the northwest may be to blame for a tour bus accident that killed 9 and injured at least 20 others. as lee cowan reports the bus lost control and went down an embankment. >> reporter: a steel guardrail along the rural park did little to keep the tour bus and the roughly 40 passengers from going over the 85-foot drop. dozens of rescuers followed a black scar down to the bottom of the ravine, resting upright but damaged. getting down to the injured and dying was a process. >> there was snow on the ground which made it pretty treasure rush, so we used a haul system to get t
i would say to harry reid bring a bill to the floor of the senate and let's start voting. quit trying to cut deals behind closed doors. get to the floor of the senate. let the american people see the discussion. but as your opening report said this morning on this show, it seems like the president is handcuffing harry reid from bringing a bill to the floor now. the president i believe is slowing down the process, not helping. >> senator barrassow, thanks. >> thanks so much for...
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senate majority leader harry reid said we should talk to vice president biden and mitch mcconnell. earlier republicans suggested changing the way inflation is calculated on changes like social security read offered this reaction late in the day. >> i was really grass fied to hear republicans taking command by social security set off the table. this should never have been on the table to begin with. there is still significant difference between the two sides negotiations continue. still time left to reach an agreement. >> meanwhile west virginia democrat joe mansion introduced the calm act trying to soften the blow as the country goes off the fiscal cliff. it would maphase in tax hikes or the years and prioritize spending cuts. he says he's frustrated and tried to do something. >> it was crossing the wires it's more than frustration it sounds like desperation at this point as they are losing hope. the chained cpi the social security adjustment you were talking about basically changes the way they configure the cost of living and would make those benefits smaller checks. does it soun
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reid coached the eagles for 14 seasons and led them to six division titles and five nfc championship games in that time. >>> it's new year's eve and we're winding down to the top d.c. sports moments. we're at number two. if you think playoff baseball is in the mix, you're right. >> three balls two, strikes. the pitch. swing, and a long hit, deep left field, going, going, going! >> who in the world can forget this walk-off home run in game four of the nlds. that homer extended the nats postseason for just another day. >>> no news in the hockey lockout. the capitals captain alexander ovechkin is making news. he and russian tennis player maria kirby kirilinko are engaged. >>> we're because at 6:00 with your only local newscast. we're always on wusa9.com. have a great night.
reid coached the eagles for 14 seasons and led them to six division titles and five nfc championship games in that time. >>> it's new year's eve and we're winding down to the top d.c. sports moments. we're at number two. if you think playoff baseball is in the mix, you're right. >> three balls two, strikes. the pitch. swing, and a long hit, deep left field, going, going, going! >> who in the world can forget this walk-off home run in game four of the nlds. that homer...
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so i'm getting the sentence that harry reid and the democrats don't want a deal. they want to go off the cliff. >> well, and that's certainly one opinion that's out there, andrea. the cpi aspect, democrats said, you know, we were willing to do that if you were talking about a huge 4 trillion dollar teal deal where we're going to cut a lot of different things, but as part after smaller deal they're trying to iron out over the course this have weekend, they said that that was a poison pill. so bottom line, they were not happy with this at the last minute. they made it well-known to everybody today to certainly stop it from happening so then we heard from a lot of republicans saying, fine, if it's a deal breaker, we're not going to do it and certainly the republicans would like some other sweeteners that would be appealing to them in the final deal. >> and do people in washington, to they realize how angry a lot of americans are? we're down to the wire on a financial crisis that we haven't seen in a long, long time, and there's no agreement. they're scrabbling like k
so i'm getting the sentence that harry reid and the democrats don't want a deal. they want to go off the cliff. >> well, and that's certainly one opinion that's out there, andrea. the cpi aspect, democrats said, you know, we were willing to do that if you were talking about a huge 4 trillion dollar teal deal where we're going to cut a lot of different things, but as part after smaller deal they're trying to iron out over the course this have weekend, they said that that was a poison pill....
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it was senator reid at one time. now it's senator mcconnell and vice president biden. but up until friday, senator mcconnell, the republican leader, hadn't been consulted, hadn't been advised, hadn't been involved in any of this. so he gets the call at the last minute to try to come in and sort of rescue this, starts a negotiation that goes over the weekend, and then saturday night makes a proposal to the senate democrats and was told that we'll react to your proposal by 10:00 sunday morning. 10:00 sunday morning passes, 11:00, noon, 1:00, 2:00. he comes to the floor and says we haven't heard back. then the majority leader says look, we don't have a counteroffer. we don't have a proposal. so senator mcconnell then gets on the phone with vice president biden, and that's now where those discussions are occurring. they're occurring between vice president biden and senator mcconnell. but my point, mr. president, is this, there are two people in a room deciding incredibly consequential issues for this country while 99 other united states senators and 435 members of the hous
it was senator reid at one time. now it's senator mcconnell and vice president biden. but up until friday, senator mcconnell, the republican leader, hadn't been consulted, hadn't been advised, hadn't been involved in any of this. so he gets the call at the last minute to try to come in and sort of rescue this, starts a negotiation that goes over the weekend, and then saturday night makes a proposal to the senate democrats and was told that we'll react to your proposal by 10:00 sunday morning....
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reid and got biden in there to make what they feel is a bad deal? >> well, i think there's probably -- i don't know if that's being for harry reid so much. i definitely know that is the opinion of some liberals in the house, but i've spoke to a member today who is pretty middle of the road centrist democrat, and he told me that he did not like the fact that there's no guarantee for the debt limit to go up within -- for an extension of the year tored to get those 450,000 rates. i think what people need to see here is if you look back at what's happened to this congress with boehner and mcconnell and the house gop, this is what they do in negotiations. they go all the way to the end. they try to bring the white house to their knees. they get everything they want. there's this idea that, well, maybe they'll come back the next time and try to get it done ahead of schedule and we'll all sing kum baya. this really is in the hands of congress, and we saw how that played out in 2011. >> i want to bring the panel in, because i think that luke just hit on the
reid and got biden in there to make what they feel is a bad deal? >> well, i think there's probably -- i don't know if that's being for harry reid so much. i definitely know that is the opinion of some liberals in the house, but i've spoke to a member today who is pretty middle of the road centrist democrat, and he told me that he did not like the fact that there's no guarantee for the debt limit to go up within -- for an extension of the year tored to get those 450,000 rates. i think...
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but senator reid said his preference is 250,000, which i agree with, by the way. what we're talking about is 4.6% increase in taxes. that means if you're making 250,000 ayear for every additional 1,000 you'll pay $46. the notion of paying $46 out of 1,000 for wealthy people has any negative affect on anybody, i confirmed this talking to one of wealthiest men of boston, i asked if we were to raise taxes by that amount on him would he know it if his accountant didn't make a point of telling him. he said of course not. but in any case the 400 is an effort to have a compromise. and then maybe you bring in some other elements. but -- >> let me ask you about other things being talked about here. politico describes talks as hanging by a thread and say now that this change, potentially the social security taken off the table by republicans, the problem is over sort of turning off the sequester, those tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts. >> yes. >> democrats, we are told, tell me if i'm right, they want to use some revenue from increased taxes to postpone those cu
but senator reid said his preference is 250,000, which i agree with, by the way. what we're talking about is 4.6% increase in taxes. that means if you're making 250,000 ayear for every additional 1,000 you'll pay $46. the notion of paying $46 out of 1,000 for wealthy people has any negative affect on anybody, i confirmed this talking to one of wealthiest men of boston, i asked if we were to raise taxes by that amount on him would he know it if his accountant didn't make a point of telling him....
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you just heard senate majority harry reid. he spoke. from what you know about the details of this biden deal, did we get it right? is there any other detail you're aware of here? >> i'm not aware of all the specifics. i think generally you outlined what i have understood as the present status of negotiations. all of us believe i think that going over the cliff should not be the option that we follow. but it's been very, very difficult to get any kind of agreement in this congress. i don't mean just the last few days but in this congress, unfortunately. but giving up is not an option for us. we have another 13 hours as has been pointed out if we can reach agreement, if we can have a unanimous consent in the senate i think there is still time to act but of course it's running out very, very quickly. >> how is the mood? do you feel good about this? or do you believe we'll go over the cliff here? >> well, i'm still hopeful. while we're here all the members are in washington, ready to act. the issue is whether or not we can come to a consens
you just heard senate majority harry reid. he spoke. from what you know about the details of this biden deal, did we get it right? is there any other detail you're aware of here? >> i'm not aware of all the specifics. i think generally you outlined what i have understood as the present status of negotiations. all of us believe i think that going over the cliff should not be the option that we follow. but it's been very, very difficult to get any kind of agreement in this congress. i don't...
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senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. >> reporter: >> as >> as we gather with so much, we need to guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. this evening. >> reporter: the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. the senate convened its rare sunday session with a prayer for progress. the house returned from its holiday hours until the u-s economy goes over what's being called the fiscal cliff - lawmakers are locked in a fierce face-off over a set hikes. "we're apart on some pretty big issues." " >> i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner." >> reporter: on n-b-c's meet the press, president obama made a final pitch for his plan to preserve bush era tax cuts for everyone but the wealthiest americans. >> "regardless of partisan differences, our top sure that taxes on middle that would hurt our economy badly." >> reporter: a major sticking po
senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. >> reporter: >> as >> as we gather with so much, we need to guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. this evening. >> reporter: the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. the senate convened its...
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monday, many losing their job around the nfl for unmet expectations after 14 years tain philly, andy reids out, disappointing 4 listen 12 season. 7 head coach, five gms, lovielo smith from the bears, browns pat chromier, norv turner and romeo crennel.nel. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you shot, and thank yoh for joining us. the news is always on on myfoxdc.com. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.
monday, many losing their job around the nfl for unmet expectations after 14 years tain philly, andy reids out, disappointing 4 listen 12 season. 7 head coach, five gms, lovielo smith from the bears, browns pat chromier, norv turner and romeo crennel.nel. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you shot, and thank yoh for joining us. the news is always on on myfoxdc.com. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see...
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they said let senate majority leader harry reid take over. there is definitely frustration in the house that it's come to this point this late in 2012 as we are heading over the fiscal cliff potentially. bottom line some some suggested there is not a tax problem in the united states, there is a major spending problem. >> history has a way of repeating itself. somehow washington never gets the message, and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve, still addicted to spending money. >> madame speaker the american people are looking at congress with distain and rightfully so. with the deadline on the fiscal cliff only hours away we've failed to reach a reasonable compromise to move the economy forward and ward off painful tax hikes on the middle class. >> reporter: so everybody is waiting to see if the senate can reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. it's not entirely clear when the house would act. i talked to a key leadership aide who he said if the senate passes a deal we could certainly signal that we will take
they said let senate majority leader harry reid take over. there is definitely frustration in the house that it's come to this point this late in 2012 as we are heading over the fiscal cliff potentially. bottom line some some suggested there is not a tax problem in the united states, there is a major spending problem. >> history has a way of repeating itself. somehow washington never gets the message, and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve, still...
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the majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader, harry reid reid. the majority leader. here is what we heard off-camara. apparently mcconnell said he spoke with vice president joe biden at 6:30 a.m. this morning. at 12:45 last night, which is technically a.m. asked if he was going to talk with him again? he said we'll get back. he was mum on whether he had spoken to senator harry reid. if something will be on the floor today and his optimism level, really just not talking about that so far. so we'll wait and see. heather: secretary of state hillary clinton's recent health problems taking a turn for the worst. secretary clinton is currently in a new york hospital today undergoing treatment for a blood clot. the condition stemming from a concussion that she sustained earlier this month and joining us now, the chief of division of robotics at mt. sinai hospital and a fox news medical a-teamer. thanks so much for joining us. >> sure, heather. heather: what i said in the introduction is just about all we know because a lot of information is not being released about this. can
the majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader, harry reid reid. the majority leader. here is what we heard off-camara. apparently mcconnell said he spoke with vice president joe biden at 6:30 a.m. this morning. at 12:45 last night, which is technically a.m. asked if he was going to talk with him again? he said we'll get back. he was mum on whether he had spoken to senator harry reid. if something will be on the floor today and his optimism level, really just not talking about that so...
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the philadelphia eagles let andy reid go after 14 years. the chicago bears will replace lovie smith after nine years, even though he had a winning record. the arizona cardinals, cleveland browns, kansaschiefs, san diego chargers will all have new coaches next year. not a great day for those coaches. >>> and a comeback of sorts for a dear friend and colleague over at espn. anchor hannah storm will return to host the tournament of roemzs parade tomorrow while still recovering from first and second degree burns after a gas grill at her home blew up. she was burned on her face, losing her eyebrows, eyelashes, much of her hair but she's in great spirits tonight, ready for the parade. she's teaming up with "good morning america's" josh elliott. that's 11:00 a.m. eastern, right here on abc. we can't wait to see you back on the air. >>> still much more ahead right here on "world news" this new year's eve. the first new year's without dick clark. tonight, preparing to honor him as we hear from his wife. she'sens wh answers what she sa many people ha
the philadelphia eagles let andy reid go after 14 years. the chicago bears will replace lovie smith after nine years, even though he had a winning record. the arizona cardinals, cleveland browns, kansaschiefs, san diego chargers will all have new coaches next year. not a great day for those coaches. >>> and a comeback of sorts for a dear friend and colleague over at espn. anchor hannah storm will return to host the tournament of roemzs parade tomorrow while still recovering from first...
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senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. >>> if nothing is done by midnight monday, mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in, impacting every american. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation and brings us the latest. --reporter pkg-as follows -- " as we gather with so much work undone, guide our lawmakers with your wisdom." the senate convened its rare sunday session with a prayer for progress. the house returned from its holiday hiatus. with less than 48- hours until the u-s economy goes over what's being called the fiscal cliff - lawmakers are locked in a fierce face-off over a set of spending cuts and tax hikes. >>> "we're apart on some pretty big issues." "i'm willi
senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. elizabeth corridan is monitoring the situation from washington, d-c. senate majority leader harry reid says while negotiations are on-going, the senate will not vote on any plan this evening. the senate will reconvene monday morning, at which point there will be just over 12-hours until the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. >>> if nothing is done by midnight monday,...
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that ended when harry reid said he could not present a counterproposal. mcconnell phoned for help. >> i placed a call to the vice president to see if he could help jump start the ne fwoesh united nationss on his side. i want everyone to know, i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: white house officials say vice president biden is now playing a direct role in the negotiations. there's divide on taxes. the white house wants to raise tax rates on people making will go up. >> if we're not able to reach an agreement, it will be dire. >> reporter: if there's though deal today, the average american family will start the year with a $3400 tax hike. paula and hn? >> tahman bradley reporting live from washington this morning. happy new year to you. >> same to you. >>> the president called the shooting at newtown was the worst day of his presidency. >>> a bus crash has killed nine people and injured others. the tour bus lost control on interstate 84 yesterday morning. it happens in a treacherous section of the blue mountains called de
that ended when harry reid said he could not present a counterproposal. mcconnell phoned for help. >> i placed a call to the vice president to see if he could help jump start the ne fwoesh united nationss on his side. i want everyone to know, i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: white house officials say vice president biden is now playing a direct role in the negotiations. there's divide on taxes. the white house wants to raise tax rates on people...
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harry reid hasn't done it. >> at least the house toput something on the table. speaker boehner when we talk about the balanced approach if the president has a fair stick he talks about the rich need to pay a little bit more. >> it looks like we are defending the rich as opposed to we have a real problem all together. >> coming up, the president continues to defend his friend susan rice. is he perpetuating his own administration's line? later, vladimir putin moved despite the united states. >>> from america's news headquarters i'm patti ann browne. in new york, bit temperatures marking the end of 2012 across the northeast. southern new england hardest hit by the second winter storm in less than a week. up to a foot of snow reported there. almost five merrill lynch inches fell across pennsylvania. many travelers headed home after the holidays may find getting there a bit tough. the airlines had to cancel or tee lay more than 1500s flights over the weekend. just hours away now from the biggest new year's eve party in the world. monday night, new york's times scare
harry reid hasn't done it. >> at least the house toput something on the table. speaker boehner when we talk about the balanced approach if the president has a fair stick he talks about the rich need to pay a little bit more. >> it looks like we are defending the rich as opposed to we have a real problem all together. >> coming up, the president continues to defend his friend susan rice. is he perpetuating his own administration's line? later, vladimir putin moved despite the...
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fiscal cliff and now we are in the midst of a lot of last-ditch bargaining between the senate leaders, reid and mcconnell, what are the chances for a small deal in the next, less than 48 hours to avoid the cliff. >> exceedingly good. i think people don't want to go over the cliff, if we can avoid it. i think, whatever we accomplish, political victory to the president, hats off to him, he stood his ground and will get tax increases, maybe not 250 but upper income americans and the sad news is we have accomplished little, in terms of not becoming greece, that bill will not affect the debt situation and it will be a a political victory for the president and i hope we have courage of our convictions, when it comes to raise the debt ceiling to fight what we believe as republicans. hats off to the president, he won. >> chris: quick follow-up, before we turn to senator feinstein, you said you don't think your conservative colleagues in the senate will filibuster or set up a procedural roadblock, they'll vote to avoid going over the cliff. >> if mcconnell can't get 60% of us to vote for the deal it
fiscal cliff and now we are in the midst of a lot of last-ditch bargaining between the senate leaders, reid and mcconnell, what are the chances for a small deal in the next, less than 48 hours to avoid the cliff. >> exceedingly good. i think people don't want to go over the cliff, if we can avoid it. i think, whatever we accomplish, political victory to the president, hats off to him, he stood his ground and will get tax increases, maybe not 250 but upper income americans and the sad news...
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harry reid hasn't done it. >> at least the house toput something on the table. speaker boehner when we talk about the balanced approach if the president has a fair stick he talks about the rich need to pay a little bit more. >> it looks like we are defending the rich as opposed to we have a real problem all together. >> coming up, the president continues to defend his friend susan rice. is he perpetuating his own administration's line? later, vladimir putin moved despite the united states. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the c
harry reid hasn't done it. >> at least the house toput something on the table. speaker boehner when we talk about the balanced approach if the president has a fair stick he talks about the rich need to pay a little bit more. >> it looks like we are defending the rich as opposed to we have a real problem all together. >> coming up, the president continues to defend his friend susan rice. is he perpetuating his own administration's line? later, vladimir putin moved despite the...
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when the republican leader in the senate, mcconnell made offer that ended when majority leader harry reid said he could not present a counter proposal. mcconnell called for help. >> i placed a call to the vice president to see if he could jumpstart the negotiations on his side. i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner it >> reporter: white house officials say vice president biden is now playing a direct role in the talks. two parties remain at odds over the automatic across the board cuts to programs of defense. also divide on taxes. white house wants to raise tax rates on people making more than $250,000 a year. republicans would like to keep the estate tax from going up. >> if we are not able to reach an agreement, it would be dire. >> reporter: if there is no deal today, the average american family will see a tax hike of $3400. tahman bradley, abc7 news. >> -- any chance a deal might include retiring the country's debt? >> reporter: slim to none. republicans and president obama will be fighting about the debt next year. republicans wanting to use
when the republican leader in the senate, mcconnell made offer that ended when majority leader harry reid said he could not present a counter proposal. mcconnell called for help. >> i placed a call to the vice president to see if he could jumpstart the negotiations on his side. i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner it >> reporter: white house officials say vice president biden is now playing a direct role in the talks. two parties remain at...
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. >> reporter: if these bipartisan talks fail overnight, senate majority leader harry reid says he will push a white house fallback bill that. would raise taxes only on families making over $250,000 a year. it would also extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. that could face an up or down vote in monday's session. >> we'll come in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and we'll have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. i certainly hope so. >> reporter: so much at stake for your wallet because if we go off the fiscal cliff, it will be the largest tax increase since world war ii, not to mention the fact that if there is no deal, the markets may react any avery negative way. at the white house, ed henry, fox news. >>> till ahead on fox 5 morning news, when it comes to flying, there aren't but something passengers haven't had access to could soon be coming to a flight near you. >> first, secretary of state hillary clinton hospitalized after another health scare. we'll have an update on her condition this morning when we return. >>> bad we
. >> reporter: if these bipartisan talks fail overnight, senate majority leader harry reid says he will push a white house fallback bill that. would raise taxes only on families making over $250,000 a year. it would also extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. that could face an up or down vote in monday's session. >> we'll come in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and we'll have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. i certainly hope so. >>...
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senate majority leader harry reid has not moved anything. so far they are moving on. going over the fiscal cliff. meanwhile, the president talked about it today. >> democrats and republicans in congress have to get this done. but they are not there yet. they are close. but they're not there yet. and one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there is even one second left before you have to do what you are supposed to do, they will use that second. >> we will continue to work on finding smarter ways to cut spending but let's not let that hold up and protect americans from the tax hike to take place in ten hours. ten hours from now. we can do this. we must do this. >> bret: it's not clear whether they can. it's not clear whether that is all of them believe they must. bring in the panel. jonah goldburg. kirsten powers if for daily beast. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. begin with the president's statement today that happened mid-day. he framed it as ed henry said as campaign style event. middle class families behind him. didn't have a lo
senate majority leader harry reid has not moved anything. so far they are moving on. going over the fiscal cliff. meanwhile, the president talked about it today. >> democrats and republicans in congress have to get this done. but they are not there yet. they are close. but they're not there yet. and one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there is even one second left before you have to do what you are supposed to do, they will use that second. >> we will...
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reid: thank you very much, mr. president. i was really gratified to hear the republicans have taken their demand for social security benefit cuts off the table. the truth ishey should never have been on the table to begin with. there is still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. there is still time left to reach an agreement, and we intend to continue negotiations. i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to a period of morning business for debate only with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. . reid: mr. president, we're going to come in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we'll have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. i certainly hope >> now california democrat barbara boxer to give a speech about the fiscal cliff from the floor of the u.s. senate. here, sit here, watch what's happening, we know that there are negotiations going on to avert at least part of the fiscal cliff. and i want to say,
reid: thank you very much, mr. president. i was really gratified to hear the republicans have taken their demand for social security benefit cuts off the table. the truth ishey should never have been on the table to begin with. there is still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. there is still time left to reach an agreement, and we intend to continue negotiations. i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to a period of morning business for debate...
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mcconnell reached out to the veep yesterday when talks with senator reid went into a tail spin. the biden offer has this in it
mcconnell reached out to the veep yesterday when talks with senator reid went into a tail spin. the biden offer has this in it
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both sides are still divided, but before calling it quits yesterday, democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning had the senate gets back to work. aides say they're specifically divided on what salary taxes should increase, but they say there was progress in terms of tax increases for the wealthiest of americans. also avoiding the inheritance tax increases. and democrats say that they're grateful that republicans have given up the demand for cuts to social security at least for now. now this progress has not come easy. democrats have accused republicans of being too stubborn on tax increases. and just yesterday, republicans slammed democrats for failing to give them a counteroffer in the negotiations. minority leader mitch mcconnell even called the vice president, joe biden, to get involved and help in the negotiations. they are hopeful that they will get a deal later today, but even with a deal, the fight isn't going to be over for long. republican will likely push for those reforms that they've given up on this time around in the new year when th
both sides are still divided, but before calling it quits yesterday, democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning had the senate gets back to work. aides say they're specifically divided on what salary taxes should increase, but they say there was progress in terms of tax increases for the wealthiest of americans. also avoiding the inheritance tax increases. and democrats say that they're grateful that republicans have given up the demand for cuts to social...
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both sides are still divided but just before calling it quits yesterday democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning when senate gets back network. where are they divided inspecifically divided at what salary taxes should increase but there was progress in terms of tax increases for the wealthiest of americans, also avoiding the inheritance tax increases and democrats say that they are grateful republicans have given up a demand for cuts to social security at least for now. now this progress has not come easy. democrats have accused republicans of being too suborn on tax increase and just yesterday republicans slammed democrats for failing to give them a counter offer in the negotiations. minority leader mitch mcconnell called the vice president joe biden to get involved and help in the negotiations. lawmakers say they are hopeful they will get a deal today but even if they do the fight won't be over for long. republicans will push for those reforms they gave up this time around early next year during the debt limit debate. back to you. >>> for hi
both sides are still divided but just before calling it quits yesterday democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning when senate gets back network. where are they divided inspecifically divided at what salary taxes should increase but there was progress in terms of tax increases for the wealthiest of americans, also avoiding the inheritance tax increases and democrats say that they are grateful republicans have given up a demand for cuts to social security...
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mcconnell, they are having multiple conversations and these folks are running point on negotiations, harry reid who was negotiating has left the capital. so those negotiations have died throughout the remainder of today or earlier today. you have the vice president and senate minority leader. the last time they finished the deal the tax deal we got a couple years ago that extended tax rates, cut the social security tax by a couple points. all of that ongoing right now and that is really the last hope we have to get something done before the fiscal cliff. >> does the minority leader and the senate, do they concur with the house of representatives. because it's eventually going to have to go through the house? >> absolutely. they would remaining in contact. just to make sure that the house would be agreeable to whatever the senate minority leader put out. democrats would have to be apprised of that as well but any agreement is probably going to need democrats in the house of representatives. the house is also working on a number of procedural maneuvers tonight to pave the way for quick votes over
mcconnell, they are having multiple conversations and these folks are running point on negotiations, harry reid who was negotiating has left the capital. so those negotiations have died throughout the remainder of today or earlier today. you have the vice president and senate minority leader. the last time they finished the deal the tax deal we got a couple years ago that extended tax rates, cut the social security tax by a couple points. all of that ongoing right now and that is really the...
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>> will we know is that harry reid will likely reap introduced president obama's campaign season plan which would extend the tax cuts to americans making less than $250,000 a year but raise taxes on the wealthier americans. this is something republicans have turned down time and time again. >> maryland could lose hundreds of millions of dollars if we do go off the fiscal cliff. kim dacey is live with have the gridlock in washington is affecting us in maryland. >> we have a lot of people employed by the federal nt.ernment that rely o many are watching the negotiations closely. lawmakers cannot reach a budget deal, some say maryland could shoulder a greater burden than some other states. a report that estimates of just how that affect would be. maryland would lose $117.6 million in federal funding next year. the state would have to reallocate spending and make cuts. >> perhaps raising thresholds for individuals receiving aid. it would be a challenge. >> 53,000 jobs would be lost in 2013, it is estimated. that number could be higher. the state will lose about $268 million in 2013. >> the
>> will we know is that harry reid will likely reap introduced president obama's campaign season plan which would extend the tax cuts to americans making less than $250,000 a year but raise taxes on the wealthier americans. this is something republicans have turned down time and time again. >> maryland could lose hundreds of millions of dollars if we do go off the fiscal cliff. kim dacey is live with have the gridlock in washington is affecting us in maryland. >> we have a lot...
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and jacksonville the number two pick. >> and andy reid won't be back with the eagles? >> the announcement should be made later today. don't look for him to be out of work long. he's already getting together another coaching staff to coach somewhere else. it won't be san diego, though. >>> we should mention that the "world news now" nfl picks competition will return this week. so make sure you stay tuned. i told you not to dig in yet. >> i'm not waiting. >> considering i ate six before we even started. souate, competition is returning next week. you just keep eating these. he's jason page. i'm paula faris. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> it's every team's holiday dream. >> a lot of kids got them but they probably didn't get a list of conditions with their new device. that's why this is our favorite story of the day. one very smart mom, momma bear, she wrapped up some commonceps along with her son's gift and abc's akiko fujita has the story. >> number one, it is my phone. i bought it, i paid for it. >> no porn. >> i will always no the password. >> reporter: it's not the chr
and jacksonville the number two pick. >> and andy reid won't be back with the eagles? >> the announcement should be made later today. don't look for him to be out of work long. he's already getting together another coaching staff to coach somewhere else. it won't be san diego, though. >>> we should mention that the "world news now" nfl picks competition will return this week. so make sure you stay tuned. i told you not to dig in yet. >> i'm not waiting....
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senator harry reid left the senate and told reporters tonight if you want to know if there's a deal, talk to biden and mcconnell. they have a history of reaching agreements, in the white house, biden is known as the mcconnell whisperer, and he got that reputation a couple years ago, when he was able to forge a budget agreement in 2010. maybe -- maybe there will be a breakthrough, but there are a lot of liberals and a lot of conservatives who will argue that no deal is better than a bad deal that's rushed through tomorrow at the last second. that's another dynamic to keep in mind. >> when you said they have a history of making deals together -- >> well, one -- >> on which issues do you think the two sides may end up compromising? >> well, the level at which taxes will rise above where they are right now, so obama's insistence has been, if you make over $250,000 a year, on the income over 250 you pay a little more in the new rates he's proposing. now, he's been willing -- it's been reported that he's gone as high as 400,000 in the negotiations with boehner. so that's a place for agreem
senator harry reid left the senate and told reporters tonight if you want to know if there's a deal, talk to biden and mcconnell. they have a history of reaching agreements, in the white house, biden is known as the mcconnell whisperer, and he got that reputation a couple years ago, when he was able to forge a budget agreement in 2010. maybe -- maybe there will be a breakthrough, but there are a lot of liberals and a lot of conservatives who will argue that no deal is better than a bad deal...
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. >> today, senate majority leader harry reid could push for a fallback bill which would only raise taxes on families making $2 other 50á,000 a year or more. that plan would extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. icans. -- on families making $250,000 a year or more. >>> police continue to look for evidence in the murder of a college student. a vigil was held last night at battlefield high school for xavier stringfellow. he was a graduate of the school. he was found stabbed to death friday evening in industry anti. his body was found inside a crashed minivan on a service road off of chain bridge road. police said he had been involved in an altercation. there has been an arrest in the case. 22-year-old johnny bonilla is charged with the murder. >>> it will be a very happy new year for same-sex couples in maryland. this comes after the state's attorney general says they will be able to marry on january 1st. state lawmakers initially said that, because of the january 1st being a holiday and because there is a two-day wait period before licenses take effect, they cannot marry
. >> today, senate majority leader harry reid could push for a fallback bill which would only raise taxes on families making $2 other 50á,000 a year or more. that plan would extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. icans. -- on families making $250,000 a year or more. >>> police continue to look for evidence in the murder of a college student. a vigil was held last night at battlefield high school for xavier stringfellow. he was a graduate of the school. he was...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that seems to be what's happening, although vice president biden has stepped in because reid can't hold his group together. >> republican congressman of georgia, jack kingston. thank you for your time. >> thanks, chris. >>> president obama will be making a statement on the fiscal cliff moments from now at 1:30 eastern time. stay with us for live coverage of that. next, an update on secretary of state hillary clinton's health scare. >>> minutes from now medicine prez obama will make a statement about the state of the fiscal cliff negotiations. stay with us for live coverage of it. >>> meantime, secretary of state hillary clinton is under observation at new york -- at a new york city hospital today. her spokesman says she was admitted sunday for a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained during a recent bout with the stomach flu. nbc's chief science and health correspondent bob bazell is at new york presbyterian hospital where secretary clinton is being treated. bob, i know
harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that seems to be what's happening, although vice president biden has stepped in because reid can't hold his group together. >> republican congressman of georgia, jack kingston. thank you for your time. >> thanks, chris. >>> president obama will be making a statement on the fiscal cliff moments from now at 1:30 eastern time. stay with us for live coverage of that. next, an update on secretary of state hillary clinton's health scare....
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senator harry reid expects us to reconvene this morning. sue rae chin has more. >> reporter: member of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal hours before the nation is set to fall off the fiscal cliff and negotiatations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a dell before midnight monday, taxes will go up for almost every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits and i'm billing to get this done. >> reporter: republicans introduced but quickly withdrew a proposal to cut the deficit by slowing the growth of social security. but senators say there is some movement as both sides try to pro mize about which americans should start to pay a higher tax rate. >> republicans don't want to see new revenues, in other words democrat tax increases used for new spending. >> reporter: in an unusual move, republicans called on the nation's number two democrat gyp joe biden to help. >> they say their biggest prior is making sure we deal with a deficit in the,
senator harry reid expects us to reconvene this morning. sue rae chin has more. >> reporter: member of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal hours before the nation is set to fall off the fiscal cliff and negotiatations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a dell before midnight monday, taxes will go up for almost every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits and i'm billing to get...
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kyle this. >> reporter: we just heard from senate majority leader harry reid. he said discussions don't this hour and the single most important goal remains to protect the middles can. hitch mock connell and vice president joe biden picked up negotiations again this northerning after talking yesterday -- morning after talk as yesterday. democrats want to raise taxes on householding making $450,000. republicans are hoeing out at $550,000. without a deal, income taxes will go up on all americans tomorrow. some lawmakers expect a short- term deal to keep that from happening but they are running out of that time to get it done. >> any time you are putting a deal together, it's always the details that will give you. you have to get the details done. there is a lot of backroom operation going on right now, making sure all of the i-s get dotted and the ts crossed. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says they would take up a proposed senate bill and either pass it or amend it and send it back to the senate for approval. there's now less than 13 hours for both part
kyle this. >> reporter: we just heard from senate majority leader harry reid. he said discussions don't this hour and the single most important goal remains to protect the middles can. hitch mock connell and vice president joe biden picked up negotiations again this northerning after talking yesterday -- morning after talk as yesterday. democrats want to raise taxes on householding making $450,000. republicans are hoeing out at $550,000. without a deal, income taxes will go up on all...
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in the absence of a deal, senator reid is prepared to hold a bill on the president's backup plan. and as all of this goes back and forth, here is how markets are faring ahead of the open today. futures show the dow will shed about 70 points at the open, which is a bit of a rebound from the triple digit losses that we originally saw news of on friday. nasdaq and s&p are pointed lower in what will be the last and full trading day of the year. in asia, japan and south korean markets are closed. the rest of markets look a little bit like this. here is europe to begin with. only a few markets are open there today. among those closed include spain and germany. we're start with asia. shanghai composite is the outperformer. you saw up 1.6% there. here is a list of the markets closed across europe. germany, switzerland, germany and austria. for the bourses that are open, we can take a look at performance this morning and then we'll take a look over at the bond wall. the ftse 100 is down about .4%. ibex down .5%. not a clear picture. definitely mixed trade as people look to close out the ye
in the absence of a deal, senator reid is prepared to hold a bill on the president's backup plan. and as all of this goes back and forth, here is how markets are faring ahead of the open today. futures show the dow will shed about 70 points at the open, which is a bit of a rebound from the triple digit losses that we originally saw news of on friday. nasdaq and s&p are pointed lower in what will be the last and full trading day of the year. in asia, japan and south korean markets are...
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>> reporter: well, the president says if senators reid and mcconnell can't bring him an agreement, that he is going to ask senator reid to bring up his own plan it extend the bush- era tax cuts for the middle class and also to save the unemployment benefits. he is going to bring it up for an up-or-down vote. he says if republicans don't want it they should say no, but the public should know. >> we'll have to see what happens. danielle nottingham live in washington, thank you. >>> and remember, you can keep track of the fiscal talks anytime by logging on to our website, cbssf.com. >>> what do they say, work expands to fill the available time? hopefully they can get it done because it's new year's eve. we have things to do tonight, don't we? >> yeah >> you'll be sleeping. >> like go to sleep and take some medicine. >> what are we going to be doing? >> homing that i don't hear all those -- hoping that i don't hear all those fireworks tonight. it should be a in this new year's eve although we are starting out very cold this morning. out the door, frost showing up in the valleys. still a cou
>> reporter: well, the president says if senators reid and mcconnell can't bring him an agreement, that he is going to ask senator reid to bring up his own plan it extend the bush- era tax cuts for the middle class and also to save the unemployment benefits. he is going to bring it up for an up-or-down vote. he says if republicans don't want it they should say no, but the public should know. >> we'll have to see what happens. danielle nottingham live in washington, thank you....
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at 14 years and five nfc championship appearances, and reid let go. san diego has five norv turner. chicago gets rid of lovie smith. ken whitten hunt is got. romeo crennel out in kansas city after just one season, and a league worst 2-14. and third time not the charge. he's axed after three seasons with the bills. one final note. alex ovechkin will be tying the not. he is engaged to russian tennis star marreesa kirilenko. so congratulations to ovi, playing hockey in russia, and now he's engaged. >>> coming up, one of rg3's [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. reaction after the big game. >>> got the latest on the weather for new year's eve. >> the weather is looking good, no matter wha
at 14 years and five nfc championship appearances, and reid let go. san diego has five norv turner. chicago gets rid of lovie smith. ken whitten hunt is got. romeo crennel out in kansas city after just one season, and a league worst 2-14. and third time not the charge. he's axed after three seasons with the bills. one final note. alex ovechkin will be tying the not. he is engaged to russian tennis star marreesa kirilenko. so congratulations to ovi, playing hockey in russia, and now he's...
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i mean that's -- >> if harry reid is a dictator how come nothing ever passes the senate? it's not because he's -- -- you could say john boehner's a dictator, too. >> harry reid does not allow amendments. he does not respect the rights of the minority. it's a real problem. so you know, the people elected me. they really don't have a voice in the united states senate, because you know, harry reid fills up the tree, i know it's a technical legislative term but we do not have an open process. what we should have done as soon as the house passed the full extension of all tax rates back last summer, harry reid should have brought that to the floor of the senate, we should have had an open debate, open amendments, we should have made legislators vote on things. take a position on things. actually involve the 100 elected officials in this process. instead, we're here at the end of the year, a couple of elected officials with their unelected staffs are doing these deals behind closed doors. i don't know what's happening behind there. am i all of a sudden going to get a product som
i mean that's -- >> if harry reid is a dictator how come nothing ever passes the senate? it's not because he's -- -- you could say john boehner's a dictator, too. >> harry reid does not allow amendments. he does not respect the rights of the minority. it's a real problem. so you know, the people elected me. they really don't have a voice in the united states senate, because you know, harry reid fills up the tree, i know it's a technical legislative term but we do not have an open...
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the negotiations between harry reid and mitch mcconnell hit an impasse. mcconnell called biden. they were apparently able to break that impasse by reasoning together. that's the way our democracy works at the end of the day, when it works, people being reasonable in a room together based on a reservoir of trust. and that's an asset biden brings to the table. >> john, you talk about being reasonable, you would think that congress, a room full of lawmakers, they know how to negotiate, they know how to take baby steps so each side at least feels they're getting a little bit of what they want. can -- why did they have to call biden in at the last minute? why didn't they call him earlier? why are we here today on the last day of december? why couldn't this have been done weeks ago? >> deb, we're here at the last day of december in the final hours because of a culture of division and dysfunction in washington, d.c. and it didn't happen overnight. it has been created over a long time, because the polarization of the two parties, the system of redistricting that reduced the number of sw
the negotiations between harry reid and mitch mcconnell hit an impasse. mcconnell called biden. they were apparently able to break that impasse by reasoning together. that's the way our democracy works at the end of the day, when it works, people being reasonable in a room together based on a reservoir of trust. and that's an asset biden brings to the table. >> john, you talk about being reasonable, you would think that congress, a room full of lawmakers, they know how to negotiate, they...